List of mental health crisis helplines in the UK

Hope and help is at hand. Find out more about free mental health support in the UK, and always remember that you matter. See also: list of UK student helplines.

Our generation has a serious problem with mental health. Even though we’re doing everything in our power to destroy the stigma surrounding it, many of us are failing to actually get the help we so desperately need.

According to a survey conducted by American University students, millennials feel cost and time are the biggest factors keeping their peers from seeking mental health care. Many of us are simply too broke to afford high-priced counselling sessions.

“After 18 years of age, kids are on their own. They are the ones who fall through the cracks because they don’t have access to services.”

Please believe me when I say there is hope.

If you’re a young person living in the UK and you’re ready to get help, or if you just need someone to talk to, there are free programmes available for you to take advantage of across the country. This list doesn’t cover every source of help out there but it does feature a wide variety of services. Hopefully one of them will meet your needs.